US ELECTION: Hilary Clinton Leads Donald Trump In Latest Polls

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has a narrow four-point edge over
Republican Donald Trump in spite of a tightening race heading into the
final weekend of a campaign.Likely voters currently break 47 per cent for Clinton and 43 per cent
for Trump with three in 10 likely voters saying they had already cast
their ballots, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News Tracking
Poll.Clinton’s lead, however, is still within the range of sampling error
and similar to Clinton’s 47-44 margin in the previous four-day wave but
the largest numerical gap between candidates in the past week of daily
tracking.Similarly, Clinton continues to show weaknesses in the closing days
as she trails Trump by five points on the question of which candidate is
more honest and trustworthy, and she no longer holds a significant lead
among those who have already voted nationwide.

Among those who have not voted yet, Trump supporters are more likely
to say they are following the contest “very closely,” suggesting they
may turn out at higher rates.Clinton benefits from big advantages with many of the groups that fueled Obama’s two elections.African American likely voters support Clinton by 86 to six per cent
over Trump, behind Obama’s 93 to six margin in the 2012 exit poll.Latinos favour Clinton by 71 to 23 per cent, similar to a 67-19 per
cent margin in Washington Post-Univision News Poll of Latino voters
whereas Obama had 71 to 27 margin in 2012.While the overall gender gap in Clinton’s and Trump’s support is
similar to past elections, the divide is particularly stark among
younger voters in the latest poll.Among likely female voters younger than 40, Clinton leads by 59 to 31
per cent over Trump, compared with a 41 to 38 per cent split among
younger men.This is one area where Clinton may stand on the better end in terms
of turnout, as younger women have historically turned out at higher
rates than their male counterparts.Partisans continue to support their party’s nominees at similar
levels, with 88 per cent of Democrats supporting Clinton and 85 per cent
of Republicans supporting Trump.Both of those figures are slightly lower than in previous years, in
part because of the presence of third-party candidates holding
significant support as candidates generally exceed 90 per cent support
among fellow partisans.NAN